Scholarship Providers Lead Way in Measuring Character, 'Moxie'

By Eric Hoover

Los Angeles

There are no scales for weighing character, no calculators for
computing grit. One cannot affix a decimal point to leadership
skills.

Nonetheless, thousands of college students who receive private
scholarships each year are rewarded for such qualities. Most
scholarship providers, especially those that serve low-income and
first-generation students, have long looked beyond grades and test
scores. Now, many organizations are developing—and
refining—assessments of